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Murrell Lifts Men's Basketball to Win over Northwestern Ohio

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LIMA, Ohio (Box Score) -- Senior guard Antonio Murrell's huge night helped the Indiana Wesleyan University men's basketball team race by host University of Northwestern Ohio 76-68 on Monday night in Lima, Ohio.

Murrell posted game-highs of 19 points and 14 rebounds, mostly coming in the second half. Senior forward Landon Adler also contributed a double-double with 11 points and 12 boards in addition to four blocked shots.

IWU junior forward Zach Coverstone almost made it three Wildcats with double-doubles as he added 17 points and nine rebounds. Senior guard Jon Moon was the fourth Wildcats in double digits with 14 points.

No. 10-ranked Indiana Wesleyan outscored Northwestern Ohio 38-34 in each half to gain the eight point victory. Indiana Wesleyan shot 43.3-percent (29 of 67) from the floor but held Northwestern Ohio to just 32.9-percent (24 of 73). The teams combined for 95 rebounds as IWU held a 50-45 advantage.

Indiana Wesleyan returns to the court at 3 p.m. on Saturday, January 3 as the Wildcats host conference rival Huntington (Ind.) University in Luckey Arena.

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